If not in Canada...

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Subject: If not in Canada...
  Sharon and all friends here,

I´m happy to tell you that I finally will join my family. After being exposed to the dehuminized Canadian immigration system and losing all hope, wife has agreed to leave Canada and move to my home country. I have to give credit to my father-in-law for helping me convience her. She will be leaving Canada by the end of the month. She doesn´t need to go through any nightmare to reside there.

Although we will not be in Canada, we are going to be enjoying the tropical weather and sunshine of my country. Hopefully, my education pays back at home and I´m able to provide my family with some of the luxuries they enjoyed in Canada. Furthermore, I will be able to join my relatives, my mom, dad and sisters are so happy about these news.

So, perhaps this might be one of the last messages you see from me.

Thanks Sharon, Byron, Yijie, Romanti Warrior and all others who gave me strength during the process. Perhaps Canada was not for me, but that is OK, my beloved Honduras will always accept me, just like a mother always takes care of her sons.

Thanks!

Ozz

[28-02-2005,20:04]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
Hey Ozz:

Extremely sorry to hear this from you. I was expecting, your case would be finalized soon. I hope somebody from CIC is reading your story. No words to express my angerness.

I am also pretty much frostrated waiting - we are treated as the ´cream´ in our home country, studied in the best institute, worked in well reputed organizations. Sacrificing many things we are ready to give every thing for this country, don´t know what the hell this processing is?

I still believe, you will hear some thing soon and change your mind. I pray God to give you every thing that you wanted in life.

Kool

[28-02-2005,20:28]
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***
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
I am sad...and I understand. I am still hoping you will put your story on paper so we can make sure the right people read it. I would hate to see all your pain and anguish not be useful.

I too still hope there will be some dramatic change in events that will help this end another way. But you will be together - right now that is all that matters.

[28-02-2005,21:09]
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sharon
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
Ozz...you have finally said your home country! I think I can now guess why this might be taking so long. Not sure about eastern Canada but on the westcoast, we have had huge problems with drug trafficing and immigration abuses coming out of Hondouras. You said you are hung up with the police clearances? I bet they are checking and checking and then checking one more time. Not right, not fair...but you might be in the same predicament as folks trying to come out of Syria.

You seem like an honourable man. I am sorry you are living with this. I am sure there are many Canadians that would be ashamed of our system and the pain it has caused you.

[28-02-2005,21:21]
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sharon
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
Sharon,

Central America is not as bad as the Middle East. The comparison is out of this world! In addition, drugs is not the major crime in my country, youth gangs is. As you might know, age of youth gangs are between 15-25. Besides, my educational(PhD) background should be a clear indication I am not involved in those activities.

I know people, also in my wife´s family, who have been sponsored from the same country and their application was processed in 5 months. The difference is that they only completed highschool. So, I don´t know.

I´m sure the immigration officer, who scrutinizes more than the layman, had the same misconception you have about my country.

However, it doesn´t matter. I had argued before that for me, the grass is greener in my homecountry, it was my wife the one who did not want to leave Canada. I´m happy she changed her mind and has decided to go south.

Thanks for your help!

[28-02-2005,21:39]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
One more thing, in Central AMerica is not possible to grow coca, so it is impossible that such drugs, which is the only one worth traffic, cannot come from Honduras, but most likely comes from South American countries such as Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. Your claims about drugs coming from Honduras are just plain wrong. Any country can be used as a "bridge," but the media will always point the finger at the poorest countries. I guess we will have to live with that reality
[28-02-2005,21:46]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
I wish I could understand why this has been so horrible for you.

I can relate to your M.E. reference. As I have mentioned before, R is from Tunisia and while it is technically North Africa... he is young, male, single and Arab. For most folks it is the Middle East. We can laugh about it now but the first time we met was shortly after 9/11. I was sure he must be a terrorist or an immigration opportunist. Since then I have watched him go through hell travelling into the US (at the invitation of the US government and they still treated him like a criminal). I will never go with him anywhere where he runs the risk of being treated like that again.




[28-02-2005,21:58]
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sharon
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/honduras/page04.shtml

Crack Cocaine seems to be the drug in question.

[28-02-2005,22:02]
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sharon
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
Actually, the problem stems from people wishing to flee the poverty of Honduras and ending up playing a major role in drug trafficing in Canada (I think Vancouver especially). There was an article written about it. I will post the article if I see it...
[28-02-2005,22:03]
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Matt
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
...nevermind...I see someone else just posted it!!
[28-02-2005,22:04]
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Matt
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
It´s all about misconception. The media massages info in any way they want and misinform people. Remember how earlier an indian newspaper misunderstood the info from Volpe?

Technically, it is not profitable to grow coca in Central America. It requires high and isolated places. That´s the reason why you see it being grown in the South American highlands. I know for a fact, I lived there, that in Central America is not economically feasible to grow coca.

Anyway, I feel sorry that you Sharon, who has been so helpful and undestanding, brought the issue of drugs in Honduras as a possible reason for further scrutunizing my level of risk. If you, who has more information about the hardships I went through thought about that, imagine an immigration officer who is trained to be alert to the slightest detail.

Seriously, I´m glad I´ve given up my intentions to migrate to Canada and that my wife has accepted to move to Honduras. I wouldn´t want my neighbors in Canada to associate my person with drug activities.

[28-02-2005,22:21]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: If not in Canada...)
Don´t misunderstand me. Just grasping at straws why the last phase of your immigration could be taking so long. it was the only thing I could think of. R´s background check is taking forever too. Please forgive me.

We have a wonderful Honduran community in Canada. Do not feel like you would be isolated or stereotyped. It is not our style and I would hate to have you walk away feeling that is how you would be treated.

[28-02-2005,22:45]
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sharon